My Refill Market zero waste shop in Milton Keynes

Aim

My Refill Market has been trading as a zero waste mobile shop since May 2018, help us opening our brick and mortar shop in Milton Keynes

Hello I’m Karen the founder of My Refill Market, a zero waste shop in Milton Keynes. My Refill Market has been trading since May 2018 with a mobile shop which has been travelling from pop-up existing shops to market stalls. Our aim is to bring a plastic-free alternative as a new way of shopping with local produce and organic food staples to Milton Keynes.

Our Story

As a mum of three, I always have been concerned about the environment and the kind of world our children will inherit in just a few years time. Buying plastic-free in Milton Keynes had always been a challenge, so eventually after years of hunting for zero waste options I got fed up and decided if no one else is doing it then I'll just do it myself! That's how My Refill Market was born.

So what is a zero waste shop and what is our concept?

It’s a shop where you can do your food shopping without unnecessary packaging, where you are able to refill your own containers  (we also supply recyclable paper bags) with all your loose food staples such as rice, pasta, flour, lentils, spices, dry fruits and snack. At My Refill Market we aim at bringing you the best quality of products therefore the majority of our range is organic. We also stock an extensive range of natural packaging-free toiletries and all the household essentials such as refillable cleaning products, reusable sanitary items and home accessories.

How can you help?

Since May 2018 My Refill Market has been growing with more and more customers buying from the mobile shop every week. Thanks to a very good support from our customers, the local community and local businesses, we are now ready for a permanent shop …. and for this we need your help!

We have found premises in Milton Keynes area and therefore are crowdfunding to enable us to get it equipped. We will be using the money towards shelving, counters, extra equipment such as a new set of scales, jars, scoops, food bins, dishwasher and a custom shop sign made.

Why single-use plastic is an issue?

Now, we all know that we are using and producing too much single-use plastic and that our oceans, wildlife and the whole planet are suffering and dying from it. Did you know that 8 million tons of waste is ending up in our ocean every year! Recycling is important but it’s not the only answer, we also need to change our daily habits.

• Can you imagine that since plastic was invented, everything that has ever been made from this material still exists on earth?

Only 45% of our waste is actually recycled in UK and 9% worldwide, that's 91% of our waste going to landfill everywhere around the world and being blown away by the wind and rain and ending up in our oceans.

So, what can we do?

How you choose to spend your money is your vote for a change! 

So buying from your independent and local zero waste shop is your way of voting to say "I don’t need all the single-use plastic that you are inflicting to us consumers and I prefer to support my local zero waste shop by doing my food shopping with them plastic-free!".

So this is your chance to make it happen, please support us by choosing your reward today.

If you would like to shop this way in Milton Keynes at My Refill Market or already shop with us and want to see more products with a wider range with more choices, or if you are an individual or a company and would like to support a good cause then spread the word and share this with your friends, family, co-workers etc...

Thank you very much for your support and we look forward to meeting you in the shop!

This project successfully funded on 4th December 2019